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The Chennai Open ATP World Tour men’s tennis event has announced Swiss watch manufacturer Rado and the nutrient water and automotive arms of Indian conglomerate Tata as official sponsors.

Insurance company Generali Group Austria has returned as the main and title sponsor of the 2015 edition of the country’s ATP World Tour men’s tennis tournament in Kitzbühel.

The Association of Tennis Professionals has announced a strategic partnership with social networking platform Vixlet.

Automotive manufacturer Audi has agreed a three-year deal to become a premier sponsor of the Association of Tennis Professionals and Women’s Tennis Association BNP Paribas Open tournament.

Dublin-based pharmaceuticals company Actavis has signed a two-year extension to its partnership with the Association of Tennis Professionals for its ATP World Tour Finals event.

Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco has become the Presenting Sponsor of the Miami Open, a mandatory event on both the ATP and WTA tennis tours, formerly title sponsored by consumer electronics company Sony.

French fashion brand Lacoste has agreed a two-year renewal to its partnership with the Association of Tennis Professionals.

The Association of Tennis Professionals, the governing body of men’s professional tennis, has extended its platinum partnership with US shipping giant FedEx for the ATP World Tour.

Italian power company Enel has announced a three-year renewal to its partnership with the Association of Tennis Professionals, the governing body of men’s professional tennis.

Men’s ATP World Tour and women’s WTA tennis tournament the BNP Paribas Open has agreed new premier-level sponsorship deals with Rolex, Esurance and Michelob Ultra.

Banking group ANZ has agreed a five-year extension to its sponsorship of the Australian Open grand slam tennis tournament.

The Australian arm of opticians chain Specsavers has reached a deal to serve as the official eyecare partner of the 2014 Australian Open tennis championships.

State-owned Dutch bank ABN Amro has reached a deal with the Ahoy Rotterdam venue to extend its title sponsorship of the ATP World Tour World Tennis Tournament.

The Qatari subsidiary of US multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil has renewed its title sponsorship of the Qatar Open for the ATP World Tour tennis event’s 2014 edition.

Sponsorship revenue from the ATP World Tour Finals will rise to around £15m (€18m/$24m) this year, comprising around 25 per cent of the Association of Tennis Professionals’ total sponsorship income in 2013.

The Association of Tennis Professionals, Scottish Professional Football League and England & Wales Cricket Board are currently in the market seeking major sponsorship deals.